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| Lost walker saved by phone flash | Lost walker saved by phone flash |
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| A lost walker has been airlifted to safety after using the flash on his mobile phone camera to alert rescuers. | A lost walker has been airlifted to safety after using the flash on his mobile phone camera to alert rescuers. |
| Searches had been under way after the man became disorientated in fog while out with his dog on Barvas Moor, the Isle of Lewis, on Friday evening. | Searches had been under way after the man became disorientated in fog while out with his dog on Barvas Moor, the Isle of Lewis, on Friday evening. |
| Stornoway Coastguard's helicopter team contacted the 23-year-old man on his phone, but could not locate him. | Stornoway Coastguard's helicopter team contacted the 23-year-old man on his phone, but could not locate him. |
| He then managed to activate his phone's camera flash, which was picked up by the aircraft's infrared system. | He then managed to activate his phone's camera flash, which was picked up by the aircraft's infrared system. |
| The man was rescued at about 0200 GMT after being stranded for nearly eight hours. Neither required medical treatment. | |
| A Stornoway Coastguard spokeswoman said: "The guy was lucky and managed to get the phone to flash a couple of times on its camera facility. It was quite ingenious." | A Stornoway Coastguard spokeswoman said: "The guy was lucky and managed to get the phone to flash a couple of times on its camera facility. It was quite ingenious." |